Wednesday morning’s forum between 54th Assembly District candidates Paul Esslinger and Gordon Hintz at Robbins Restaurant was largely your normal candidates forum–each gets a crack at a question, no back-and-forth, no fact-checking or further exploration of topics–attended by a small … Continue reading →

Students in Oshkosh North High School’s “Communities” class have launched a website to inform voters about political issues as part of the class’s elections unit. The website, “Participation Nation,” is one facet of the students’ get-out-the-vote efforts. Students have also … Continue reading →

In more ways than one, Wisconsin is far from a flyover state in this election season. Fetuses (or at least, pictures of them) will now join flags, fighters and fireworks as things that have flown over Oshkosh. If you glance … Continue reading →

Joe Kallas, the Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Tom Petri for his Congressional seat, received an endorsement from the Alliance for Retired Americans. The organization represents more than 4 million retirees, including 89,316 in Wisconsin. The endorsement letter commended Kallas for … Continue reading →

Actress Anne Hathaway will visit the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Thursday to campaign for President Barack Obama. According to a Facebook announcement, those interested in hearing Hathaway speak can meet at the Students for Barack table in the Reeve Union … Continue reading →

U.S. Senate candidate and Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin will visit a manufacturing facility in St. Nazianz on Wednesday. Baldwin will tour Miller, a company that produces self-propelled agricultural spray application equipment, with President and CEO John W. Miller. She will … Continue reading →

A social justice advocacy group stopped outside the Oshkosh Northwestern office this morning to draw attention to what they describe as a health care emergency. Citizen Action of Wisconsin, a statewide organization based in Milwaukee, is sending a “Health Crisis … Continue reading →

Candidates for the 18th State Senate District will debate at the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac on Tuesday night. State Sen. Jessica King, D-Oshkosh, will spar with Republican challenger Rick Gudex, president of the Fond du Lac City Council, from 6:30-8 … Continue reading →

If you’ve seen an ad attacking State Sen. Jessica King, D-Oshkosh, for voting against the northern Wisconsin mining bill, you probably think a man named Lyle Balistreri is very angry with the senator. You might even think he wants her … Continue reading →

This afternoon, volunteers and supporters will gather on the UW-Oshkosh campus to make signs in preparation for Vice President Joe Biden’s rally. The sign-making party will be at 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Reeve Union, 748 Algoma Boulevard. … Continue reading →

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